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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
This online course explored all things insulin: from how it works, to insulin types, to side effects and guidance on how to prescribe safely.
4 weeks, 4 hours per week
Nicola Englyst
Associate Professor
University of Southampton
Mayank Patel
Consultant Physician in Diabetes & Acute Medicine
University of Southampton
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe how insulin works to control blood glucose levels
- Explain why a lack or reduced effectiveness insulin in diabetes results in high blood glucose levels and how long term high blood glucose levels can lead to complications in diabetes
- Compare the different types of insulins and their clinical uses
- Describe how to prescribe and administer insulin safely
- Identify the side effects of insulin and other factors that can affects its clinical performance
- Explain how the safe and correct use of insulin can lead to well controlled diabetes and contribute to a good quality of life
Syllabus
• An introduction to insulin and diabetes
• How the body controls blood glucose concentrations
• How insulin works and what happens in diabetes
• Types of insulin available for clinical use
• Clinical indications for using insulin
• Administration of insulin
• Factors affecting insulin performance
• The side effects of insulin
Issued on 1st September 2019
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